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January 25th

Pitbull's 'We Are One (Ole Ola)' Selected as Official World Cup SongThe track will feature Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte

FIFA, the soccer association that puts on the World Cup, announced yesterday that the Pitbull track "We Are One (Ole Ola)" is the sporting event's official song. Read More

Pitbull's 'We Are One (Ole Ola)' Selected as Official World Cup SongThe track will feature Jennifer Lopez and Brazilian singer Claudia Leitte

FIFA, the soccer association that puts on the World Cup, announced yesterday that the Pitbull track "We Are One (Ole Ola)" is the sporting event's official song. Read More

January 24th

Cuba Provides Art Teachers to Arjona''s School in Guatemala

Three Cuban art teachers are working in the school popular singer and songwriter Ricardo Arjona recently opened in Ixcanal, a small village where he himself placed in Dec. 2012 the first bloc for the construction of that educational center. Read More

UN secretary-general to visit Cuba next week; no confirmation of any meeting with Castro

The United Nations says Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Cuba next week, but there's no confirmation of any meeting with former President Fidel Castro Read More

Cuba Pushes Ahead With Oil Drilling, But U.S. Fears Potential Spills Reaching Florida

Despite repeated failed efforts to find oil, the Cuban government has pledged to resume offshore drilling in the deep waters of the Florida Straits, raising concerns in the U.S. about the threat of environmental damage along Florida’s coastline. Read More

Cuba quake unusual, but recent Caribbean activity fairly typical

From earthquake-ravaged Haiti to the quiet northern coast of Cuba, the ground is moving Read More

Cuba’s 2014 National Theatre Award Presented

Nicolas Dorr and Gerardo Fulleda were presented the National Theater Award for 2014 at a ceremony in Havana’s Bertolt Brecht Cultural Center on the occasion of Cuban Theater Day Read More

January 23rd

Hackathon for Cuba kicks off in Miami Jan. 31

Problems with connectivity, censorship, costly service and the lowest cellphone and Internet penetration rates in the Western Hemisphere regularly limit information access in Cuba. For the first time in South Florida, a hackathon will bring together programmers to devise solutions Read More

January 21st

Cuba extends digital TV test zones with Chinese aid

With the help of the Chinese government, Cuba has enlarged the areas of Digital Television (DTV) tests to the eastern provinces of the island country, local press reported on Sunday. Read More

Casa de las Americas Literary Awards Opens

Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, and Colombia are the countries with great number of works in contest in the 55th edition of the Casa de las Americas Literary Award, whose working sessions start here today. Read More